Soldier in Iraq About to Lose Home to Hogs

[proud2BlibKansan]

When Warrant Officer Randell Hettinger comes home from the war, he could have new neighbors — 4,800 feeder hogs living about 1,300 feet from his front door.

That is closer than normally would be allowed — and much closer than Hettinger would like. But while he has been serving in Iraq, his home in Missouri has become the target of another battle.

On one side is the Penn family, which wants to build an indoor hog farm a quarter-mile from Hettinger’s house in Knox County in northeastern Missouri. The county requires a buffer of at least half a mile, but the Penns say Hettinger’s house is legally vacant.

Hogwash, say Hettinger and his parents. The house has been in the family for four generations, and Hettinger was living there last year before being sent overseas.

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http://www.kansascity.com/news/iraq/story/594750.html

[QueenOfCalifornia]

1. Legally vacant?

Is that like Bush's head?

:hi:

[proud2BlibKansan]

3. Actually pigs use their brains more

[DS1]

2. Those pigfarmers are scum

[proud2BlibKansan]

4. Those farms stink to high heaven

[fed-up]

5. is that how the hog farmers support the troops? nt

[proud2BlibKansan]

6. Wanna bet there's a yellow ribbon somewhere

"Hog Farmers Support the Troops"